Since She Met Lucian

Chapter 20 Work In The Zhan Group

Although Amelia didn't really want to work in the Zhan Group, she still got up early the following morning.

"Mrs. Amelia, you're up," Lily commented. She was standing by the stairway, wearing a floral apron as if she was waiting for Amelia.

Amelia nodded awkwardly and went downstairs. When she looked around the living room, she didn't see Lucian. 'Is he still sleeping? Does he think I'm going to be late?'

"Tut, tut, nice. You'd look better in this dress." Amelia suddenly heard Lucian's voice.

She blushed and glanced at her dress uncomfortably and then glared at Lucian with dissatisfaction.

Amelia did as she was told by Lucian last night. She wore the clothes that Lucian had deemed fit for work. The dress fit her well but it was tight which made her feel uncomfortable.

The dress accentuated her figure which made her look quite feminine.

Lucian admired Amelia as he eyed her from head to toe.

"Don't frown like that, Amelia. You're working for the Zhan Group, not some dump!" After this, Lucian put on his suit which showed off his handsomeness quite well. Amelia found herself getting lost in Lucian's voice. By the time she came back to her senses, Lucian was already seated at the table for breakfast. He turned to Lily and said in a low voice, "Please ask Mrs. Amelia to have breakfast with me."

Lily walked toward Amelia and said in a small voice, "Mrs. Amelia, Mr. Lucian is requesting that you have breakfast with him."

Amelia wanted to say that she really wasn't in the mood but then she recalled that she was going to have to sit in the car with Lucian on the way to work so she reluctantly took a seat across from Lucian.

"Most of the employees at the Zhan Group are probably going to recognize you but they're not going to give you any special treatment just because you're my wife," Lucian said blankly. They were already in the car and Lucian was driving.

Amelia sneered to herself, 'Who would want that?' She never really thought that she'd be working in the Zhan Group.

"Last night, your father called and said that he was recovering pretty well. He asked if you could come visit him when you have the time," Lucian said flatly. However, there was something about his tone that seemed strange.

Amelia was taken aback. She asked slowly, "Is my father going to get sick again?"

"At least his condition is under control now. He can go to the company to deal with his business and he doesn't need to stay at home all day long," Lucian explained then he added, "He wants to strike a deal with the Zhan Group but I told him that it's going to depend on how you perform at your new job."

Lucian's face was emotionless.

The anger was ignited in Amelia's gentle eyes. She asked rather angrily, "Lucian, what do you think I am?"

Vernon's company was very small. There was no way a company as huge as Zhan Group would go into business with a company as small as Vernon's. While Amelia had no idea what Vernon was up to, she was still mad at Lucian.

They'd only agreed to the fake marriage and that was it! Nothing more and nothing less.

"I'll figure it out. You're my wife now after all." With an evil smile playing in his lips, Lucian looked straight ahead, ignoring the angry Amelia.

As soon as they arrived at the Zhan Group, Amelia was shocked by the grandiosity of the Zhan building.

It towered into the sky!

"It's... Does the Zhan Group own the entirety of this?" There had to be at least 20 floors to the building. "Zhan Group" was written across the humongous facade of it. Amelia's neck hurt just from trying to look up. Still, she grew curious as she'd never seen something like this before. It was amazing.

Lucian nodded calmly and added, "This is the company's headquarters. We have other branches in other cities."

"There're more..." Amelia opened her eyes wide and bit her lower lip. She was still in disbelief.

She looked lovely as she gazed at the building, mouth agape.

"Good morning, Mr. Lucian!" His assistant, Eric, walked quickly toward them and bowed to them. Then, he saw Amelia behind Lucian and greeted politely, "Nice to meet you, Mrs. Amelia."

"No... You're welcome." She was going to tell Eric not to call her Mrs. Amelia but when she glanced at Lucian, she decided against it and just waved her hand awkwardly.

"Eric, from now on, you can call her by her name especially during work. She's just going to be a regular employee of the Zhan Group. She's responsible for receiving clients and... Bringing me tea and water or maybe some snacks."

"Bring you water and snacks?" Amelia repeated in surprise as she looked up at Lucian. She didn't expect that to be part of her job description.

"Yes," Lucian confirmed, a hint of teasing flashing across his eyes.

"All right." Upon giving it more thought, Amelia decided it wasn't a big deal. At least, she was going to be making her own money now. If Lucian had given her a higher position, she didn't know if she could face Fannie especially after everything that she'd said to her last time.

"I didn't expect you to be able to adjust so quickly. Now I'm looking forward to seeing how you're going to perform," Lucian sneered. His tone was provocative as if he didn't believe that Amelia would deliver.

Eric took Amelia to report to the human resources department then he toured her around the office and gave her some reminders about what to do and not to do.

After gaining a better perspective on the Zhan Group, Amelia concluded that her work mostly involved Lucian.

She had no clear scope of what her job was going to be besides the fact that it mostly involved Lucian. In addition to keeping up with Lucian's daily activities and handling them, she needed to be at all of Lucian's appointments meaning she would be spending more time with him.

Amelia shuddered at the idea of spending so much time with Lucian especially whenever she thought of his cold demeanor and that icy glare he always seemed to have.

Suddenly, the giant door flew open with a bang. Amelia's face turned white as a sheet in fear. She then saw four men in black suits come in and position themselves by the door. They all looked serious.

Then Lucian strode into the office. The atmosphere completely shifted.

Isn't this her office? What's Lucian doing here?

Amelia was so frightened that she placed her hands on her desk, her heart pounding.

"Remember her face," Lucian ordered as he eyed Amelia with a strange look on his face.

"Got it," the four men in black suits answered in unison.

'What is he doing? Why is Lucian asking them to remember my face?' She touched her face in horror.

"You may leave now." After the men left, Lucian shoved his hands in his pockets, an unreadable expression on his face. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "So what do you think so far? Is the office to your liking?"

Amelia was still in a trance. When she heard Lucian, she replied impatiently, "Would it even matter what I say?"

Lucian had the final say in everything that went on here at the Zhan Group. Amelia had a lot of complaints. For one, she didn't like that she was going to be spending most of her day with Lucian.

"Not really," Lucian snorted. Then he gestured to the desk and said, "You can work here for now but I'd also like you to know that I also take my naps here."

"What did you just say?" Amelia widened her eyes. She couldn't believe her ears. She pointed to the corner and asked, "Are you telling me that you take naps here?"

Lucian shrugged and said, "What? Is that a problem?"

The curiosity in Amelia's eyes was replaced with a frown.

Before seeing the actual office, she was already curious as to what it might look like. She didn't expect that such a huge office area would belong to only Lucian. She couldn't help but feel cheated.

"Lucian, can I get another office perhaps?" she negotiated. She wasn't comfortable with the idea that Lucian would be taking a nap at her office every day.

Lucian squinted his eyes upon noticing the nervous look on Amelia's face. He asked, "What are you so nervous about?"

"I..." She blushed and hurriedly said, "I'm not nervous. I just... I just don't want to see you that often."

What she said was perfectly reasonable.

With a faint smile, Lucian prompted, "Really? You don't?"

The peppermint scent that often emanated from Lucian filled Amelia's nose. His deep eyes were fixated on her causing her chest to tighten.

Amelia found it odd that she didn't find the peppermint scent repulsive especially in this cold weather.

Lucian had stretched out his hand and caressed her skin. His touch was gentle and careful as if he was afraid of hurting Amelia.

Amelia's face was flushed. She lowered her head in embarrassment.

Lucian thought she just looked absolutely beautiful like a daffodil just blossoming.

Amelia's clothes suited her very well. It brought out her charm and sexiness at the same time. Her scent was overpowering to Lucian. He lifted her chin with his one hand and said in a soft voice, "I think I like you better when you don't speak."

"What?" Amelia suddenly raised her head and looked directly into Lucian's eyes. They were so close to each other that if they moved just a bit, they would be touching each other already.

Amelia could feel his hot breath on her face which made her turn away. She then started to gasp.

"Amelia, you're a coward!" Lucian sneered before moving away from her. He then said in a serious tone, "You can pretend that I'm not here but you still have to stay."

Amelia's face was still flushed. While her heartbeat had already calmed down, she still felt nervous.

"Bang bang bang..." There was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Lucian said coldly.

"Sir, the meeting begins at ten this morning," Eric reported as he came in.